[He gives a soft snort of wry humour, hating this, hating watching her withdraw. But it would have been worse if he'd let it go on, yeah, which is why he stopped it when he did, however painful it is for both of them. He looks at her helplessly, and manfully restrains himself for reaching for her when she's so obviously communicating that she doesn't want to be touched.]
Kitty, please. We've still got each other, just not in that way! There are more ways to connect with people than just sex, as so many people seem to have been trying to tell me lately!